Tuesday, December 18, 2012

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Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame to induct four new members from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame (CAHF) will induct four new members, and honor a Belt of Orion recipient, at its 40th annual gala dinner and ceremony to be held in Ottawa, Thursday, May 30, 2013.  The new members are: Victor R. Bennett, former Innotech Aviation chief executive; James “Stocky” Edwards, World War II Royal Canadian Air Force fighter pilot and command leader; Joseph Fernand “Frank” Henley, former executive of Maritime Central Airways, Nordair and Hydro Quebec; and John Sandford, former president of de Havilland Canada. Canadian Pacific Air Lines Ltd. will be presented with the Belt of Orion award.

Airbourne soars over rivals as top airshow - Eastbourne Herald | Airscene.co.uk, one of the UK's leading airshow websites, ran the poll for airshow fans. and Eastbourne's four-day free airshow beat rival Bournemouth hands down, achieving nearly double the number of votes to win Best Free Airshow 2012 in the Airscene ...

World Champions! from US Army Golden Knights by wfallin | Representing the USA, members of the Golden Knights 8-Way Formation Skydiving Team (GK8) have earned the right to be called “World Champions” by winning Gold at the 2012 World Parachuting Championships in Dubai, U.A.E. In addition, GK8 set a new World Record for most points scored in competition- 229, beating the old record of 224 set in 1997...

The tricolor arrows greet the last MD80 Alitalia - the Journal | Yesterday, Syracuse (his first name) has risen from Rome Fiumicino - on board the CEO Andrea Ragnetti with the leaders of the company - and flew up in Friuli, where he was joined by a Frecce...

New Monument To Honor Wrights from AVwebFlash Current Issue  | December 17, 1903, is remembered as the day when the Wright brothers first flew successfully in North Carolina, but now a group in Dayton, Ohio, is working to build a monument to the brothers' pioneering work there. The brothers' bicycle shop was in Dayton, and there they worked on their 1905 design, which improved on their...

P-59 Airacomet Fund Raising Video - www.youtube.com | The Planes of Fame Air Museum is currently looking for donations to complete the restoration for their Bell P-59 Airacomet, America's first military jet airc...

“A group of pilots on a Boulton Paul Defiant Squadron pose... from x planes

Air Zoo adds Mini-Max to its collection from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The Air Zoo is now home to a new plane — an 1100 R Mini-Max. The 1100 R Mini-Max is an ultra light aircraft kit that was primarily used for recreational flying. The wooden, mid-wing, open cockpit aircraft features a single engine and one seat...

Museum galleries re-open from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | All museum galleries have re-opened following their temporary closure due to necessary maintenance on the A-1E Skyraider.  An inspection conducted last Friday by museum restoration staff found that the aircraft contained fuel. Although there was no sign of fuel leakage, museum and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base officials decided to temporarily close the surrounding galleries in order to expedite the defueling of the aircraft by Air Force safety standards.

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Air-to-Air with Citabria and Swift from The Aero Experience by Carmelo Turdo | Today we will take a short break from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012 coverage to bring you some air-to-air shots from a recent flight with Santa. We took off from Farmington, MO Airport and formed up with Mr. Larry McCormick of Mac Air for a local flight on a beautiful Indian Summer day. The Targets for...

Dornier vs Skydivers: Who wins? from Apron 6 | It could be one of those typical TopGear races, if there was a car involved offcourse. Here it’s a Dornier and two skydivers racing to be the first on the ground. Who will win? via Serge Boussemaere

Did 2003 Foreshadow The Future of Flight? from Nordo News by Rich Davidson | ...December 17th is hard to forget if you have any aviation friends on facebook. Were you on hand in Kitty Hawk for the 100th anniversaryof powered flight, it’s something you remember randomly and continuously throughout every year. Ginger and I were there. It was a disaster. Built up, hyped, documented through televised specials, and publicized to the point of hysteria, fantasy overruled success....

"Commando" UCAP #310 | Uncontrolled Airspace General Aviation Podcast. Recorded November 14, 2012.

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